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Forum (Forum & Focus)

Nov. 1, 2008

Why We Should Graduate From the Electoral College

Thanks to the outdated Electoral College, our country uses an undemocratic system to elect a democratic president, writes Mark A. Neubauer. - Election Forum Column

ELECTION FORUM COLUMN

By Mark A. Neubauer

If there is to be a presidential election next week in California, you certainly would not know it from listening or watching our local airwaves.

There are no legions of vituperative political advertisements, pillaring one candidate or the other, very few rallies of cheering supporters and certainly no personal appearances by either presidential candidate, Barack Obama or John McCain.

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